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R.I.P. Ishouldapologise

I'm not sharpening my snickersneer on the Guardian anymore.

I've deleted the "Ishouldapologise" posting persona. Perhaps the Guardian will still accept the occasional peevish little piece from me, but there's not much point to posting on Comment is Free any more. I've shot my bolt. My fellow blogger Wordy's comments concentrated my mind.

"Stopped in at Xuitlacoche earlier and was almost as puzzled, there, by your caring so passiionately about whether or not Cif wins prizes. Why?"

I was under an illusion, given my long posting history, backstory, and contributions, that I was a minor stakeholder of sorts in the success of the CiF - Guardian blogs enterprise, but I was a little deluded and the right course of action for the deluded is to withdraw and desist. The right course of action perhaps when Wordy says:

"Congratulations, @ISA, since that almost reads like an announcement of breaking away from a nasty addiction."

Perhaps s/he is right.

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  1. Anonymous17:47

    Sorry to see you retire your-ISA persona; hopefully I'll recognise whatever tidbits by you at CIF by recognisably coruscating analyses.

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  2. Philip Hall06:37

    Thanks groundwork. I like your poetry by the way.

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  3. olching14:35

    Hi Phil, just checked your profile and noticed this. Do you know that several posters have been banned and loads of others (including myself) have walked out? I guess it's the end of CiF.

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  4. Philip Hall22:33

    Hi olching, lovely to here from you. I think CiF will rise again, perhaps, and there is no reason not to go back when it does.

    But look at the spin offs. Lots of people have started their blogs and people are posting their thoughts and poetry and art on them.

    Do you have a blog, BTW, I'd like to link to it.

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  5. Philip Hall22:36

    OK, found your blog.

    And Tony Blair is a cunt.

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  6. olching23:25

    Phil, thanks for your comment here and on my blog. You've seen the the refugee blog, haven't you (cifthreadrefugee.blogspot)? Atomboy has set a blog up, too (politicalnewsblogs.com).

    And yes, TB is undoubtedly a cunt.

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  7. Philip Hall23:33

    Consider it linked

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  8. Anonymous23:01

    Berchmans has also been missing from CIF. Has he also left like many others?

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  9. Philip Hall23:30

    Who knows what happens in people's personal and professional lives. Who knows.

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  10. Philip Hall14:19

    I'll post occasionally as myself.

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  11. Dan Pearce12:35

    Hi Phil, good on yer, mate.
    I too, have decided not to return to Cif after useful chat about depression when it was suggested my addiction(?) to Cif wasn't helping my depression and because my wife has said the same thing I've decided to take their advice.
    I shall now devote my energies to my comic on depression- Do check it out- all comments welcome!
    All the best, Dan

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  12. Philip Hall00:52

    I will Dan. Will come and see the comics.

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  13. Dan Pearce07:59

    Dear Phil, I really like your idea of a blog magazine- I'm certainly up for it and I'm sure there'll be no shortage of contributers.
    I have an idea for a strip featuring an internet junkie who's convinced EVERYTHING is part of a conspiracy theory...

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  14. Philip Hall15:19

    DAN

    Great. Let's go with it.

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